oil in coolant resevoir
07-19-2004, 08:01 PM
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oil in coolant resevoir I just checked my coolant level and when I pull the dipstick to see how much coolant there was the dipstick was covered with this thick coffee colored oily sludge. I checked my engine oil and trans fluid, both were clean. Anyone have any ideas what would cause that. The bad part is I am just about to sell the car to a buddy and I know he won't want to buy it if he sees that and I don't want to screw him over either if there is something seriously wrong with the motor.
07-19-2004, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
It's the natural process of DexCool aging.
It's the reason why the coolant should be flushed every 2 to 3 years ...
It's the reason why the coolant should be flushed every 2 to 3 years ...
07-19-2004, 08:56 PM
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well, if there is motor oil in your coolant then most likely you have suffered a blown head gasket, i've seen some pretty old nasty dexcool and it's never looked like it was just old. "old" dex cool typically just loses it's color and doesn't get thick. do a coolant flush and suck everything out of the resivoir then see what happens.
07-20-2004, 10:04 AM
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if you have not seen my other reply - yes, I have seen the same. It is not a big deal - supposedly those are anti-corrosion pellets crystallizing. Change coolant if it bothers you.
you might want to post a picture so I can confirm it is the same thing...
you might want to post a picture so I can confirm it is the same thing...
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Yes, someone else has.
Read the thread you started in the other section ....
Read the thread you started in the other section ....
07-20-2004, 12:29 PM
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oil in coolant res The main problem with those motors is that they run a coolant line from the Power steering pump to your upper radiator hose. If you open your power steering res, and it is milky color, that is your problem. If not it could still be your problem because the power steering is like 60psi, and your coolant is only 15psi, that would mean only blowby on the power steering side. If you find thats the prob, flush the coolant, and buy a small cooler, and re route those coolant lines from the power steering.
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Originally Posted by james99ws6
The main problem with those motors is that they run a coolant line from the Power steering pump to your upper radiator hose. If you open your power steering res, and it is milky color, that is your problem. If not it could still be your problem because the power steering is like 60psi, and your coolant is only 15psi, that would mean only blowby on the power steering side. If you find thats the prob, flush the coolant, and buy a small cooler, and re route those coolant lines from the power steering.
07-20-2004, 02:09 PM
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The main problem with those motors is that they run a coolant line from the Power steering pump to your upper radiator hose. If you open your power steering res, and it is milky color, that is your problem. If not it could still be your problem because the power steering is like 60psi, and your coolant is only 15psi, that would mean only blowby on the power steering side. If you find thats the prob, flush the coolant, and buy a small cooler, and re route those coolant lines from the power steering.
Yours was an isolated case ... definitely not the norm. I've had the same in-line cooler on my car for years without a problem as have thousands of other SS and WS6 owners since '98.
Is it a possibility? Certainly. Likely? No.
It's not a coolant line, rather a heat exchanger in-line with the upper radiator hose. The LP side of the hydraulic system is routed to the heat exchanger and then to the PS reservoir.
07-20-2004, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by longdaddy
if you have not seen my other reply - yes, I have seen the same. It is not a big deal - supposedly those are anti-corrosion pellets crystallizing. Change coolant if it bothers you.
you might want to post a picture so I can confirm it is the same thing...
you might want to post a picture so I can confirm it is the same thing...
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Originally Posted by james99ws6
The main problem with those motors is that they run a coolant line from the Power steering pump to your upper radiator hose. If you open your power steering res, and it is milky color, that is your problem. If not it could still be your problem because the power steering is like 60psi, and your coolant is only 15psi, that would mean only blowby on the power steering side. If you find thats the prob, flush the coolant, and buy a small cooler, and re route those coolant lines from the power steering.
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
James, we've had this conversation before.
Yours was an isolated case ... definitely not the norm. I've had the same in-line cooler on my car for years without a problem as have thousands of other SS and WS6 owners since '98.
Is it a possibility? Certainly. Likely? No.
It's not a coolant line, rather a heat exchanger in-line with the upper radiator hose. The LP side of the hydraulic system is routed to the heat exchanger and then to the PS reservoir.
Yours was an isolated case ... definitely not the norm. I've had the same in-line cooler on my car for years without a problem as have thousands of other SS and WS6 owners since '98.
Is it a possibility? Certainly. Likely? No.
It's not a coolant line, rather a heat exchanger in-line with the upper radiator hose. The LP side of the hydraulic system is routed to the heat exchanger and then to the PS reservoir.
07-24-2004, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
Curious ...
How often did you change your coolant? Mileage?
How often did you change your coolant? Mileage?